In article ,
says...
The
legs are about 1 inch in length and very slender. Definitely looks like 8
legs. And 2 antennae.


Can't make a mental picture with your description other
than they definitely aren't spiders if they for sure
have 2 antennae along with 8 legs. A shot in the dark
would be to look up Giant Bark Aphid and see if by
chance they are them...here are a couple of not the best
pics..
http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=
1223066

http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=
1150120
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and a lot of that comes from bad judgment.


Lar. (to e-mail, get rid of the BUGS!!